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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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